Politicians express concern after openDemocracy revealed EU gave €1.2m to group spreading reproductive disinformation
Sian Norris
19 December 2024
Members of the European Parliament have demanded answers over the European Union’s funding of an anti-abortion organisation.
Earlier this year, openDemocracy revealed the EU’s Erasmus+ programme had handed €1.2m to the World Youth Alliance (WYA), a US-based charity that promotes anti-abortion disinformation.
Now, politicians from Poland, Germany, Sweden and Slovakia have urged the European Commission to “commit to reviewing and potentially halting EU funding for organisations that oppose reproductive freedom”.
Continued: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/eu-anti-abortion-funding-questions-world-youth-alliance-erasmus/